Bill Engaging the 21st Century Learner
  • Twitter encouraged

  • Our room at VSTE - we need sessions by us Conf is Feb 22 ish (Janene is Chair)
Janene
  • Vacation videos shared
  • Winner - Al Doss
MIchael Nicolaides (IT Director) PPT on our share point conference site
(password is initials, last four digits of WISE number, last four digits of SSN)
VISTA, Office 2007, SharePoint 2007, June migration of student portal, MOSS (Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server), 2009-2010 Desktop migration, public wireless launched this year - great for guests, but also heavily filtered by Content Keeper as elem student. Michael will let us know which printers are not VISTA ready. List published way ahead.
  • Technical Service - Marty Smith
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* Telecommunications - Deborah Claxton
  • Information Services - Chris Bruno
    • Pinnacle reports for C&I gifted folks
    • Custom reports - new reports schools want, after cabinet approves
    • Math objectives are in - Math Lead Teachers trained, GB Managers trained
    • Gradebook available Aug 25
    • Test area for gradebook managers still under construction - play area to try things that is cleaned up nightly
    • Focus meetings will continue
    • School Net account training for DSS in elem school
    • School Net Align training for CRS last June
    • Align/Outreach access for teachers, Monday, 18th - network id and passwork will not be needed. they will be authenticated when they log into network
    • Field testing ARS testing online (only a few tests)
    • Pinnacle Web 7 upgrade - pilotting now, Probably not moving the rest during the year because you can't see previous grades!
  • Quality Assurance, Data Operations - Laura Harris
    • Alert Now roll out in Feb, 8 training groups
    • Inventory tracking